Gopher Tail Lake

Gopher Tail Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Gopher Tail Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Gopher Tail Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.92745, -97.91113. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gopher Tail Lake

• Myra Arboretum · park · Grand Forks · ~28 km · Must-see
• Turtle River State Park · park · Grand Forks · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site · attraction · Griggs · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~65 km · Must-see
• Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nelson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Griggs · ~70 km · Must-see
• Griggs County Museum · museum · Griggs · ~70 km · Must-see
• Little Goose Lake · lake · Grand Forks · ~6 km
• Little Goose Dam · lake · Grand Forks · ~7 km
• Lambs Lake Dam · lake · Nelson · ~15 km
• Elm Grove Church · church · Grand Forks · ~17 km
• Larimore City Museum · museum · Grand Forks · ~27 km
• Tofthagen Library and Museum · museum · Nelson · ~43 km
• Grace Lutheran Church · church · Nelson · ~44 km
• Beaver Creek Church · church · Steele · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gopher Tail Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gopher Tail Lake

• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~65 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~94 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~98 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~146 km · Must-see
• Little Goose Lake · lake · Grand Forks · ~6 km
• Little Goose Dam · lake · Grand Forks · ~7 km

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